Vehicle chain



A. N. SCOTT VEHICLE CHAIN April 28, 1936.

Filed May 18, 1934 lnv'nn'ron ALLEN .N SCOTT 21) (9W ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 28, 1936 i r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VEHICLE CHAIN Allen N. Scott, Montreal West, Quebec, Canada, assignor of one-half to Jules R. Timmins, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Application May 18, 1934, Serial No. 726,349

2 Claims. (01. 15214) This invention relates to anti-skid attachments The application of the cross chain to a wheel for vehicle wheels and particularly to creeping is illustrated in Fig. 1. The chain is first placed cross chain attachments of the kind described in across the tire tread A with the bar I in contact my prior United States Patent No. 1,824,633, with one side of the tire casing. The strap 9 is 5 granted Sept. 22, 1931. then passed around the wheel rim C and fastened 5 According to my prior patent, a series of endto the buckle I6 so that the chain is tensioned less cross chains are connected to a pair of side by the pull of the links 6 and 8 and assumes chains by large circular links through which the the form of a triangle, the sides of which extend cross chains are threaded to form triangles havacross the tire tread at an oblique angle to the 10 ing at least one leg extending across the wheel direction of wheel travel. Owing to this oblique 10 tread at an oblique angle to the direction of disposition of the tread crossing portions the travel. When thus arranged the cross chains chain is caused to gradually creep through the creep through the circular links and across circular links so that the wear on the cross chains the wheel tread so that the links of each cross is equally shared by the component links. The

chain are successively brought into engagement component links or" the cross chains are also 15 with the road surface. The wear on the cross turned, as they pass through'the large circular chains is thus equally shared by the component links, to alternately present their opposite sides links so that the life of the cross chains is mato the road surface and thus are not worn through terially prolonged. Another feature is that the as quickly as they would be in the absence of cross chains, in passing through the circular such turning movement. The links 6 and 8 are 0 links, are turned over so that their opposite faces a sufficiently loose fit in the clips it] and I2 to are alternately presented to the road surface. be capable of a creeping or turning movement Uniform distribution of wear on the circumferso that the wear on the links is distributed over ence of the circular links is also achieved by arthe circumference thereof instead of b i n- 5 ranging these links so that they have a creepcentrated at one particular point. ing or turning movement with respect to both In Fi 3 th li k 6 ar ast n d, y their clips the side chains and the cross chains. to eyelets at pp e nds of a bar 9.

The particular object of the present invention i b iS provided With tWO p bends is the provision of simple and inexpensive means 6 fo the at ac ment o a pa r Of st aps 2|. In

whereby a single cross chain of the creeping the present instance each strap is passed around 30 type may be easily and quickly applied to a wheel e big t Of e Of the U- h pe b ds 0 130 without employing the side chains of my prior provide the opposing portions 2| a and 2Ib which patent. are fastened together, as at 22, to prevent rela- Proceeding now to a more detailed description tive slippage. Each strap portion 2 la is provided of this invention reference will be had to the acwith openin s 3 t e eive the to ue of a buckle 35 companying drawing, wherein- 24 carried by the free end of the remaining strap Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion The remaining link app wheel equipped with my improved anti-skid atn Fi i f n by its lip o a U- haped tachment. bar 25 having the free terminals of its side arms Fig. 2 is a plan view of said attachment. bent to provide strap receiving loops 26. In 40 Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a pp y the attachment o Fi 3. the chain slight modification. 5 is first stretched across the tire tread with the In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, an bars I9 and 25 positioned at opposite sides of endless cross chain 5 is threaded through two the tire. The portions 2m of the straps 2| are large circular links 6 attached to opposite ends passed across the inside of the wheel rim and of a bar I and through a similar link 8 attached through the loops 25 of the bar 25, then bent back to a strap 9. The links 6 are free to rotate upon themselves and fastened to the buckles 24. through the clips ID by which they are attached In each of the attachments described in the to eyelets II at the ends of the bar I. The link foregoing the bar to which the links 6 are at- 8 is similarly free to rotate through the clip I2 tached serves as a spacer for holding these links 50 by which it is attached to a metal loop I3 at one separated so that the cross chain is caused to end of the strap 9. Adjacent its opposite end assume a triangular form when tensioned by strap 9 is provided with openings I4 to receive the pull of the freely slidable link 8 during fastenthe tongue [5 of a buckle I6 that is fastened to ing of the chain securing straps.

the central portion of the bar I by a. strap I1. Having thus described what I now consider to 55 be the preferred embodiment of my invention it will be understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope and spirit of the appended claims. For example, the buckles employed for securing the chain attaching straps around the wheel rim may be replaced by strap clamps or other equivalent strap fastening means.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:-' r

1.7 An anti-skid attachment for vehiclewheels comprising a pair of bars of unequal length adapted to be disposed against'opposite sides of j a tire casing or wheel adjacent the tread, a pair of spaced links attached to the longer bar, a third link attached to the remaining or shorter bar, an endless chain threadedloosely through said links so as to be capable of independent creeping movement; said chain constituting an anti-skid element adapted to be stretched across the tread of the tire casing or wheel, and complementary fastening means carried by the third link and said longer bar for holding the chain in place across a wheel or tire tread.

2. An anti-skid attachment for vehicle wheels comprising a spacer member, a pair of chain guides at opposite ends of said member, an endless chain loosely threaded through said guides and capable of creeping movement with respect thereto, a link freely slidable on said chain 7 and fastening means for holding the chain in place across the Wheel or tire tread, said fastening means comprising strap and buckle members attached to said spacer member and a bar'attached to said link and provided with loops adapted to receive said strap members therethrough.

ALLEN N. SC'OTT. 

